HS FOOTBALL: LFC players added to PSFCA East-West All-Star game; Dippre to host youth camp
Three players who had outstanding senior seasons in the Lackawanna Football Conference were added to the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star games. Running back Isaac Ryon, last season’s Times-Tribune Offensive Player of the Year, and linebacker Colin Owens were named to the East roster for the Small-School game. The Lackawanna Trail standouts replace Scranton Prep athlete Will McPartland and Lakeland lineman Weston Loomis, who withdrew from the game.
Wallenpaupack linebacker Logan Caruso was added to the East roster for the Large School all-star game. The East-West Small School game is May 17 at 12 p. m.
, and the Large School game is at 5 p. m. at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg.
Ryon, the Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 1A Player of the Year, ran for an LIAA-record 2,876 yards on 201 carries and 49 touchdowns. He set LIAA records for touchdowns in a season (54) and points in a season (354). The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder set a school record with 370 yards rushing in a game against Riverside.
He also ran for 305 yards in a win over Mid Valley and 319 yards in a win over Tri-Valley. Ryon finished his career with a school-record 4,969 yards rushing, which ranks ninth in LIAA history. Owens, a standout as a linebacker and guard, finished second on the team with 78 total tackles and had five tackles for loss.